Dreamcatchers can be seen on phone covers, necklaces, clothes, tattoos and a number of other products. Aesthetically it’s understandable; they’re attractive, they involve dreams and have beautiful beads or feathers attached to a round intricate woven net. These are not trinkets or decoration, the Dreamcatcher is a spiritual and cultural representation of Ojibway (and other Indigenous Peoples) tradition. The dreamcatcher filters out the bad dreams and allows only good thoughts to enter our minds when we are asleep. A small hole in the center of the dreamcatcher is where the good dreams come through. With the first rays of sunlight, the bad dreams will perish. Here is the story of how it came to be....
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